CHAPTER VIII

WELSH REVERSES, 1405 237

Desolation of Wales--Owen's Methods of Warfare--Country Houses of the Period--Welsh Rural Life and Population-- Glyndwr Not a Rebel--Lady Despencer and the Young Princes-- Prince Henry's Letter on the Battle--Welsh Defeated at Mynydd-y-Pwll-Melyn--Owen's Brother Killed, and his Son Captured--The Percys Rise in the North--Depression among Owen's Followers--Landing of the French at Milford--The Allies March to Worcester--Battle of Woodbury Hill-- Retreat of Franco-Welsh Army to Wales--King Henry Unsuccessfully Invades Wales--Cadogan of the Battle-axe--Departure of the French--Pembroke Makes Terms with Owen.